Seat-brace



J. H. KLEPPER.

SEAT BRACE.

' APPLICATION FILED APRJ, 1920.

1 ,358,561 Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

JOHN H. KLEPPER, 0F BELLEFONTE, ARKANSAS.

, SEAT-BRACE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. '9, 1920.

Application filed April 7, 1920. Serial No. 371,951;

Z '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, JOHN H. liasrrnn, citizen of the United States, residing at Bellefonte, in the county of Boone and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seat-Braces, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. p

This invention-relates to certain improvements in seat braces and has relation more particularly to a device of this general character especially designed and adapted for use in connection with a spring seat of a type generally employed in connection with farm wagons, or the like, and it is an ob ect of the invention to provide a novel and improved brace which, in addition to strengthening the seat, serves to prevent the coacting supporting spring from twisting or crimming where attached to the seat.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a novel and improved brace of this general character which may be readily and conveniently applied and which is constructed in a manner whereby clothing will not be torn by its use.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved brace whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, 1 will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a fragmentary view in bottom plan of a seat structure illustrating a brace constructed in accordance with my invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the structure as illustrated in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a view in end elevation of the structure as herein disclosed.

In the accompanying drawings and in the present description, reference is only made to a single seat brace although it is to be understood that it is intended one of such braces be arranged at opposite ends of such structure.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, B denotes the bottom of a seat structure provided at its end with a transversely disposed sill S.

Underlying the sill S is a laminated supit porting spring L secured to the sill S by the bolts 1. The bolts'l are also disposed through the adjacent end portion of the bottom Bfof theseat structure and thereby also serve to hold the sill S inapplied posi-- tion. The heads 1 of the bolts 1 are arranged above the bottom B and coacting with said bolts and underlying the heads l" is a metallic strip 2. The strip 2 serves as a washer common to both of the bolts 1 and is of particular advantage in view of the fact that the bottom B is preferably of wood.

A denotes a brace constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention and formed of metal. The base A comprises a body portion 3, substantially in the form of a shield and which is provided along its straight edge with a perpendicularly related flange 4:. Reinforcing webs 5 coact with the body portion 3 and the flange 4 whereby the brace A is materially strengthened and, in practice, it is preferred that such webs 5 be three in number and preferably equidistantly spaced with the central web arranged at the transverse center of the body 3 with the outer webs 5 adjacent the sides of said body.

The body portion 3 of the brace A is secured to the under surface of the bottom B of the seat structure by the bolts 6, the heads 6 of which overlie the upper face of said bottom B. When the brace A is applied, the flange 4 thereof closely contacts with the inner side face of the sill S and said flange 4: is of a length to overlie the adjacent spring L and is also substantially in contact therewith. By this arrangement, the brace A serves to materially strengthen the seat structure and at the same time serves to effectively prevent the spring L from twisting or crimming and thereby overcoming a pronounced disadvantage common to most of the wagon seat structures now generally in use and thereby materially aids in maintaining the completed spring L in upright position. It is to be understood that the flange 4 offers no undue hindrance or obstruction to the requisite functioning of the spring L.

The flange 4 also operates effectively to maintain each lamination or ply of the spring L in proper position and thereby reducing to a minimum the possibility of such spring L breakin The flange at is secured to the S111 s by the bolts 7 With the heads 7 thereof preferably outwardly disposed. 7

From the foregoing description, it is thong t to be obvious that a brace constructed in accordance With my invention is par-V ticularly Well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility With which it may be assembled and operated, and it Will 7 also be obvious that my invention is susceptible ofsome change andmodification Without departing from the principles and spirit thereof, and forthis reason I do not Wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement andr formation of the signature.

several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed;

1 claim comprising a base, one end portion of the base being approxlmately as Wide as a conventional form of vehicle seat, the sides of in testimony whereof I hereunto affix my JOHN KLEPPERi seat brace of the character described 

